A Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has dismissed a case instituted against the #EndBadGovernance protesters.
This dismissal was pronounced by the court in a ruling delivered on Thursday.
Other defendants in the case are the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Department Of State Services (DSS), and the Chiefs of Army and Defence Staff.
The suit filed by 17 Nigerians against the last nationwide protests was dismissed by the court for want of diligent prosecution.
Justice Peter Lifu terminated the suit on Thursday following the absence of the 17 plaintiffs and 26 defendants in court and without legal representation from the two parties.
Although the case was slated for hearing, the judge was surprised that none of the 17 plaintiffs showed up nor were they represented by any legal practitioner.
The plaintiffs drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country had approached the court seeking an order of the court to terminate the protests because their fundamental rights to freedom of movement, human dignity, right to own property, economic, social and cultural development and right to national peace and security were being breached.
The plaintiffs had urged the court to direct the DSS boss, IGP, army chiefs as well and the AGF to enforce their fundamental rights for them by bringing the protesters to order.
Sahara Reporters
